African Union Urges Libya Dialogue

[TomClash]

Addis Ababa — The Libyan government has agreed to a range of proposals from the African Union at a high level meeting held in Addis Ababa Friday, including democratic reforms and talks with the rebels.

" is committed to a cease-fire," reads a statement issued in the Ethiopian capital at the end of the meeting, "and the international community should impose the same obligations on the other parties. is also committed to an observer mission of the African Union to monitor the cease-fire."

Earlier in the week, African Union chief Jean Ping said the AU meeting aimed at coming up with a road map to resolve the crisis, including the formation of a transitional government, the holding of elections and the building of democratic institutions to meet the aspirations of all Libyans.

The meeting was attended by a wide range of interested parties, including the UK, France and other European countries that are part of the U.S.-dominated coalition carrying out air and naval strikes against Libyan government forces; the United Nations, which authorised a no-fly zone, an embargo and measures to protect civilians; Russia and China, which abstained from the vote on the U.N. resolution and have been critical of foreign military action thus far; and representatives of Libya's neighbours, such as Algeria.

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[Catherina]

1. Rec'd. The poor African Union. White people from colonial nations know better. n/t

[Hutzpa]

2. The African Union Organization is in Qaddafi's pocket

so whatever comes from them should be taken as a grain of salt.

[Catherina]

3. Yeah. All those Black governments stick together. Is that your point? Thought so. n/t

[Distant Observer]

4. It is so EVIL that Gaddafi invested in social and agricultural programs in the rest of Africa

We have to put a stop to that. The money must go to the Oil Conglomerate coffers and European bankers
who know how best to use it.

[Hutzpa]

5. Good effort at playing the straw man argument.

Let me answer your snark at oil conglomerate, Qaddafi is spending more of his people's money on
oil conglomerate just as his counter parts are, also investing in social and agriculture programs
in Africa does not make for outright atrocities toward his own people.